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Category: Reviews
Reviews of books, comics, movies, and other random stuff.
The Force is Strong in Him
My 8-year-old son has become a huge Star Wars fan over the past several months, without overt encouragement, as he’s…
Garden Photography, Writing and Planthropology
I went to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum a few weeks ago to check out Ken Druse give a presentation of his amazing…
Random Reviews: Inkheart, Wanted, Chalk
We’ve been having a lot of Blockbuster nights since we bought the house last summer, while managing to catch whatever…
How Wonderful Is It?
Back in 1996, when I was publishing my short-lived zine, zuzu’s petals — which, in a wonderful bit of circularity, played a significant role in my getting married! — I wrote a pretty cynical essay about why I loved It’s A Wonderful Life, not so much for its purportedly uplifting message, but rather for its “unintentionally subversive message”.
Review: TRIBES by Seth Godin
Just do it. Or, as Gandhi put it, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That, in…
Review: The Incredible Hulk
I skipped The Incredible Hulk in theaters because I was fully expecting to be disappointed, but my son really wanted…